on 101 and 280 as sfpd escorted the team to at&t park. you see the team buses arriving. about 1,000 fans waiting at the ballpark to greet the giants. and the celebration just doesn't stop, does it? our live chopper above the scene at at&t park. the players have come and gone. but you still see the buses there to the left of your screen. beautiful park, isn't it? looking at it right now. that parade is still to come wednesday morning at 11:00 a.m. let's go down to the ground level. nbc bay area's kimberly tere joins us with the excitement. who did you talk with? >> reporter: it was awesome out here. there were hundreds of fans here to welcome back this team. we spoke with bruce bochy who says this team plays as much for themselves as they do for the fans. and they can't wait to celebrate with them come wednesday. the crowd, though, quickly dispersed behind me as soon as

the team took off. fans say they wanted to be here. some showing up as early as 3:00 a.m. to welcome back the world series champs and give them a proper welcome home. the giants did not keep their fans waiting. mvp pablo sandoval was one of the first off the bus, sharing the world series trophy with the crowd, followed by other players and giants execs. >> we overcame some pretty difficult situations. it makes it that much more sweet, when you're able to get to this point. really, like i said, it's very humbling. i can't believe it, and just grateful to be a part of this group. >> it's great for the organization, more so great for our northern california region and san francisco. our fan base is maybe the best in sports. >> reporter: fans say seeing the team is well worth the wait. >> it's so awesome.

i'm feeling a dynasty. >> we live and breathe the giants. we are so thrilled for them. >> good to be here last time in 2010. stoked to be here and welcome these guys home this time. >> reporter: among the fans, this 3-year-old who re-enacted some of the giants' pitchers' best moves and 2-year-old miguel diaz who is celebrating the clean sweep. they have tomorrow to rest before the big parade set for halloween. >> i think orange and black on halloween is very natural. but i think that's a way to actually do two birds with one stone. there were going to be people taking off that day anyway to celebrate the halloween day. >> reporter: this is video from the 2010 world series parade when tens of thousands of fans descended on market street as cable cars carried the players and their families. wednesday's parade will follow a similar path at the foot of

market and wednesdending with a celebration at civic center plaza. the mayor says he'll meet with giants executives soon to firm up details for that parade. as soon as we get the detail, we'll pass them along to you. live in san francisco, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, kimberly. we'll be covering that giants parade live for you. the celebrations were not all fun last night in san francisco, though. police arresting several dozen rowdy revellers who set fire to trash cans, even a muni business. many people woke up to graffi graffitied walls, trashed streets. when giants fan told us, real giants fans were not behind the destruction. >> i was with my house with my family. >> reporter: what do you think after this? >> this is awful. it's good to celebrate, but in a good way, not doing this. embarrassing. >> it was embarrassing.

some in the crowd hurled bottles at police and there were some reports of minor injuries. it wasn't just bats cracking at the ballpark. homeland security agents busted people selling bogus giants deer. a dozen undercover agents were hidden among the fans at at&t park looking for phony t-shirts and caps. they confiscated more than 1,000 t-shirts and 100 caps from vendors outside the ballpark during the first two games of the world series. investigators say it is outright theft. >> we want to protect people that have made an effort to build a genuine product, to build a genuine brand, not somebody that just simply is stealing off somebody else's effort. >> the feds conducted a similar sting two years ago when the giants won the world series then. they later donated the seized items to victims of the haitian earthquake. the world series celebrations are just getting started. we invite you to stay with nbc bay area for complete coverage of wednesday's parade. you can also go to nbcbayarea.com to relive the

magical moments from the giants' world series run. the mood was very different in the east bay, in an east bay courtroom today. family and friends of michelle le got a bit of closure. a jury found a union city woman guilty of killing the 26-year-old. nbc bay ea's jodi hernandez has the new details and joins us from oakland this evening. jodi? >> reporter: the le family has been through such an excruciating ordeal that began when the nursing student disappeared last year. today after months filled with court appearances, testimony and finally deliberation, they got a verdict that could put le's killer behind bars for the rest of her life. >> you never know what's going on in the jury's mind. we were just hoping and praying they made the right call. >> reporter: michelle le's family got the verdict they'd hoped for as the jury found 28-year-old giselle esteban guilty of first-degree murder for the may 2011 killing of the nursing student.

>> we're just happy that justice has finally been served. it felt like yesterday when we were going through all of this, to finally wrap it all up with the right choice, it lifts a burden. >> reporter: le's family held hands and cried as the verdict was read. while esteban nodded her head as if not surprised by the jury's decision. her attorney never denied esteban killed le but argued it was done in the heat of passion urging a manslaughter conviction. the prosecutor says esteban was overcome with jealousy because of a former relationship between le and her boyfriend. >> she hunted her down and killed her. she was either going to do it at the parking lot or at her home. >> michelle was so selfless and so loving and always wanted to help others. for a soul like that to be taken away is really hard. >> reporter: le's loved ones say the jury got it right and

they're grateful esteban will pay. >> she took michelle's life. she took her life. and that's for god to judge. >> reporter: michelle le's father told us he believes his daughter will finally be able to rest in peace. now, giselle esteban will be sentenced on december 10th. again, she faces a possible sentence of 25 years to life behind bars. reporting live in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. meanwhile, the man accused in a month-long crime spree that included the killing of a retired hercules teacher was in a courtroom today. darnell washington heard the nine felony counts against him. it make him and his wife eligible for the death penalty. he was extradited from washington state yesterday and his wife tania's extradition is pending.

darnell washington is scheduled to enter a plea november 8th. the u.s. supreme court is indicating it will decide next month whether or not to review california's proposition 8. the indication comes from a notice the high court posted on its website today. the notice reads that prop 8 which banned same-sex marriage is on the agenda of a private conference scheduled for november 20th. if the supreme court does decide to take on the case this year, we will know by november 26th. the case is at the highest level after the sponsors of prop 8 asked the court to overturn the u.s. court of appeals decision which found the measure unconstitutional. to a developing story, impacting a huge swath along the east coast, hurricane sandy made landfall in new jersey. tonight, at least five people are reported dead. surging waves pounded the coastline and rain left many coastal street just flooded. winds of up to 90 miles an hour wreaking havoc, ripping down signs and power lines and

battering homes, boardwalks and businesses. so far, the storm has knocked out power to nearly 2 million people. for the latest, we bring in meteorologist rob mayeda. have we seen the worst of it, rob? >> we'll relay some of the information in a moment. but first let's show you what's happening on the radar. you're looking at a storm that is tropical storm force winds of almost 400 miles wide. winds sustained at 80 miles per hour, moving inland, it will take about 48 hours before it completely clears the northeast coast there. all that moisture wraps on in. sandy officially transitioned from a hurricane now into a supercharged nor'easter as the low crossed the coast changing into a cold core low. here is the main impact we're seeing in terms of the wind, pushing a wall of water, if you want to think of it that way, slow motion rise in sea level to the jersey shore. and now into lower manhattan.

we're seeing a three to six-foot rise coupled with high tides. so this is the latest information from nbc news and our affiliate in new york. 3 million without power, wind gusts even around long island at 80 miles per hour. parts of lower manhattan seeing one to three feet of water. some of the tunnel and subway areas being flooded. you could be looking at long-term impact there is in lower manhattan. high tide happening right now. even though water levels will drop by majority, places like laguardia airport now report that is water is rushing over parts of the runway there is in long island. you can see this is a massive storm. it's going to take some time before it spins down. it looks like the next three or four hours will see the worst of the impacts all up and down long island and as far south as washington, d.c. tonight. we'll keep you posted on the latest on sandy and a look at a few changes in our own weather coming up in a few minutes. the governor of new york said five people have died related to this storm.

plenty more coverage ahead, including a live report from the east coast and serious damage unfolding as it continues tonight. i'm vicky nguyen. what happens when you die, not figure outi i figuratively but literally? we looked at funeral homes. also making sure your vote really does count. the common mistake that may take away your vote in the upcoming election. and another smartphone choice for your holiday shopping dollar. this one comes with a celebrity endorsement. we're back in a moment. this is hayden. that's elizabeth. and that's skyler... and his mom, nancy. they're just a few of the californians who took it on themselves to send you a message about what they need to restore years of cuts to their schools. prop thirty-eight. thirty-eight raises billions in new revenue - bypasses sacramento and sends every k through 12 dollar straight to our local schools...

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a statewide campaign is governor brown's strategy to drum up support for his prop 30. the race is expected to be close because the latest polls show support for prop 30 is dipping below 50%. in an interview today, brown addressed voter concerns that all the money raised by prop 30 would not go to schools. he called that propaganda spread by opponents. >> it's literally a handful of extremely wealthy people, some of whom are concealing their identity. read the text. the text said education protection fund. it's right there in black and white. >> brown says without the money raised by prop 30, he has no choice but to further slash funding for california schools and colleges. today, backers of san jose's measure d which would increase the minimum wage by $2 issued a challenge to their opponents. >> we respectfully challenge you to live for one week on the

minimum wij income, that's $320. >> a letter was delivered to the chamber of commerce increase would allow them to live without public assistance. the chamber oppose measure d saying it's bad for business and could lead to job loss. however, a reality check by our investigative unit showed that did not happen in other major cities like san francisco where the minimum wage was increased. two bay area elementary schools are among 23 in the state which have been stripped of their standardized test rankings after irregularities committed by teachers. one of the schools, fairwood elementary in sunnyvale. it self-reported the incident back to the state in may realizing a teacher taught an impromptu lesson on an upcoming question. that stat is constituted as cheating. that teacher is no longer with the district. global family school lost its

ranking when a fifth grade teacher kept charts and materials posted into the room during the six days of testing. a news conference announcing an award for domestic violence programs in san francisco got heated today when a reporter asked the district attorney about the sheriff. >> we have a law enforcement officer who first committed a crime and then denied it had be committed. they tried to litigate these actions and blame others. they put together a whole campaign to block anybody that call calls it what it was. >> they went on to say they're crafting a law to ban any law enforcement leader from overseeing programs in an area where they've been convicted of a crime. the mayor argues there's no conflict of interest. the sheriff is serving three years probation for his domestic violence conviction. the chp's vallejo dispatch

center has reopened after a fire shut it down last night. the fire started around 9:30 p.m. inside of a computer console. smoke triggered the building's sprinkler system which quickly put out the fire. 20 employees were forced to evacuate and the center was closed overnight. the office started taking calls again at 4:00 this morning. during the 6 1/2-hour gap were handled by the sacramento and monterey offices. we want to check back in with meteorologist rob mayeda. let's talk about here at home. everyone's anticipating that big parade and halloween on wednesday. how is it going to look? >> things looking better where that's concerned. a little relief for me. outside right now, seeing a gorgeous moonrise. looking from san bruno off to the east. there comes the moon up out of the east, kind of an orange look to it. clear skies to the east. low clouds sweeping in across the bay. this after another nice afternoon, close to 80 across

the tri-valley. pleasanton, sunol and livermore saw some 80s. 66 in san francisco and a nice 76 in santa cruz. the sea breeze is really starting to pick up and the fog, reaching into san francisco, dropping down to 58 degrees. as the winds pick up on shore, the days of seeing 80s inland have come to an end. cooler changes come tomorrow. low clouds hugging the coastline. they're going to punch inland across the bay. storm track still off to the north but even that is about to change. that's going to start to swing to the south late tomorrow, heading north into mendocino county. the main event will be after midnight wednesday into thursday morning. for tomorrow morning, look out for patchy, dense fog. would not be surprised to see a dense fog advisory for most of the inner bay. clearing skies tomorrow for the afternoon. not as warm as the temperatures we had today.

jacket weather in the morning, low 50s. upper 70s by mid afternoon out by livermore. but after tuesday, everything starts to change. we'll see more clouds through wednesday and we'll track the exact timing, hour by hour, for your halloween forecast and championship parade forecast coming up in the next half hour and the very latest on hurricane sandy as it continues to impact the east coast. >> see you in a bit. still ahead here at 6:00, a shake-up at apple. the fiasco that left a top exec without a job. and do those smoking bans really improve a community's health? the new research out tonight. and then decaying bodies, dug-up graves and lost remains, a report shows some of the most egregious violations of state law. we're back in a moment.

funerals are a multimillion-dollar industry in california. just like any business, the business of caring for the dead has its share of problems.

>> investigative reporter vicky nguyen reviewed court records detailing some of the most egregious violations of state law. she's here with us now. what did you find? >> it's enough to make your skin crawl. bodies left to mummify, graves dug up to be reused. loved ones stuffed in storage units. but these are true stories and it raises the question is there enough state oversight to ensure the dignity of the dead? these youtube videos capture the disbelief of drivers on interstate 80 in vallejo. that's funeral service owner daniel mandell and his hearse on fire after he sideswiped another car. mandell was arrested for driving drunk and his funeral license suspended. he was then arrested for a

second dui. he's since shut down his mobile funeral business. >> i was in shock. >> reporter: in rohnert park, david wells' nightmare made local headlines. he says he paid this funeral director $1,500 for the kre m s cremation of his father. but they never came. >> there was a swamp cooler in there. it was totally hot in there and the bodies were decomposing. >> reporter: how does something like that happen? >> it could be the funeral home may not have the money to maintain the equipment. they may have gotten overloaded and have too much, shall we say, work? >> reporter: richard fisher is one of the state's seven inspectors assigned to check on roughly 400 crematories and cemeteries. how vulnerable is this industry to abuse? >> it happens. >> state inspectors try to check on funeral homes once a year but

there is no state mandate that they inspect them on any regular base. in the wells case, the funeral director lost his license and he is no longer in the business. how do you find a reputable funeral home, cemetery or crematory? start with family referrals and look up the company's license. go to nbcbayarea.com and click on "investigations." vicky nguyen, nbc bay area news. >> if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call. you see the information on your screen, 888-996-tips. or send us an e-mail directly. still ahead here at 6:00, more coverage of hurricane sandy. we'll take you live to the east coast. i'm rob mayeda here in the nbc bay area weather center tracking the latest on sandy. winds at 80 miles per hour. but the real story is the storm surge, flooding much of lower manhattan at this hour. we'll have the latest coming up. i'm janelle wang. sandy's forced the cancellation of thousands of flights.

how it's impacting the bay area's airports. and one strong gust of wind could cause a disastrous situation as this crane dangles over a new york city high-rise.

it is upon us. five confirmed storm-related deaths in new york. almost 3 million people without power and flooding in the streets of new york city. this is just the beginning of hurricane sandy. >> we have team coverage for you this evening. we begin with jeff sapperstone who joins us from new haven, connecticut. he has the latest on the situation there. hi, jeff. >> reporter: hi we're in a dry spot tonight. we were just moved from the immediate shoreline because the water had been moving in so quickly. in fact, just a little while

ago, governor daniel malloy here in connecticut issued a high alert for all towns on the shoreline. they want everybody out of the evacuation zone. this is a very urgent situation. the water is moving in quickly. i want to show you the issue here. we have sandbags -- >> as you can see, we lost jeff right there. that's obviously because the winds are so high and we're having technical problems caused by the hurricane itself. we have him right back. sorry, we lost you for a moment. >> reporter: you got me back? all right. as i was showing you here, the sandbags in front of the bank, this is in preparation -- we're on the other side of the highway and on the other side of the sound. but they're afraid the water's going to come right over and it has in the past. this storm is a lot stronger than the storms that have come over in the past. i want to swing around and show you over here, this gas station is closed right now and boarded up. a lot of gas stations here in connecticut running out of fuel.

so, again, just to recap what i told you at the top, governor daniel malloy here in connecticut ordering mandatory evacuations in all shoreline towns. it is critical that people get out because as we experienced, the water is moving in so quickly, people think they can ride out this storm. but they really can't. the waves, the intense seawall is just coming right in. and we went through hurricane irene, tropical storm irene last year, this time last year. but this is a lot worse as far as storm surge down here. again, right now we also know that 400,000 people about are without power here in connecticut. very dire situation. the governor briefing the media in just a little while up in hartford. that's the latest down here in new haven, connecticut. back to you. >> thank you. it's always deadly to underestimate the power of one of those storms. let's turn things over to

meteorologist rob mayeda. we're anticipating that bad weather is going to move into that area soon. >> it is approaching from the south. right now, certainly delaware, new jersey and new york seeing the worst of the former hurricane, now just a supercharged nor'easter that is crossing the coast. winds sustained at 80 miles per hour. we have seen gusts closer to 90 miles an hour on long island. everything in purple would be wind gusts at about hurricane strength. that's a large area being impacted there. as that wall of water being pushed by the winds, over the last 24 to 36 hours, the wind working across the water, moving counterclockwise around that area of low pressure, pushing a wall of water, three to six feet higher than normal sea level, coupled with the high tide which is occurring right now. that's the reason you're seeing a lot of problems across the coast of new jersey heading up to long island where we're seeing problems with flooding and some of the areas most impacted could be impacted for several days. the mta out there in new york reporting subway flooding of up

to three feet. more than 3 million without power, wind gusts at 80 miles per hour. high tide happening right now. the water levels should drop by morning. and we've been watching the twitter feeds out of new york. an associate producer of "dateline nbc" saying there is broken glass flying down into the streets in downtown in and around new york. the wind actually moves faster at the top os f those buildings. wind gusts at groundevelear 50 miles per hour, where there's more frictio but the tops of those sky skraipers, still getting wind gusts of 70 to 80 miles per hour. it's a 1-2 punch really slam new york. it's the storm surge flooding we're seeing now at sea level. and it's the strong winds that will stay near hurricane force through the next three to four hours and slowly start to wind down later on tomorrow. water reported over some of the runways at jfk and laguardia. seeing impacts on the infrastructure in new york that could last for a long time tonight. we'll look ahead to our own

changes in our weather coming up in a few minutes. >> rob, thank you. i have a sister in new york city. she says it flooded the streets and right now the windows are rattling. it's on the east coast but this is impacting everyone in the country, at least if you're traveling. it's forced the cancellation of nearly 14,000 flights nationwide. >> for more on how it's impacting the bay area, we'll check in with janelle wang. >> many cancellations of bay area airports and more are expected tomorrow. san francisco international was hit the hardest because it has the most direct flights to the east coast. passengers at sfo tried to find another way home. basically all flights heading to seven east coast airports are canceled. talked jfk and laguardia in new york as well as newark, philadelphia, baltimore, washington dulles and reagan national. at sfo today, 150 canceled flights, 75 outbound and 75 inbound from the east coast and more are expected for tomorrow. at oakland international, jetblue canceled a total of

eight flights today. and the first two outbound flights for tomorrow are canceled. and at san jose, jetblue canceled two flights there. if you are traveling, call your airline to check for possible delays or cancellations. dramatic video of the coast guard rescuing crew members of a ship that yank off the north carolina coast. the "hms bounty" started taking on water last night, forcing the crew to abandon the boat. 14 of the 16 crew members made it to rubber life rafts and they were rescued from those rafts. a 15th crew member was just plucked from the waters a few hours ago. she is listed in critical condition right now. the ship's captain, though, is still missing. he is wearing a survival suit but it's only designed to keep someone warm and afloat for about 15 hours. the hms bounty is a 180-foot three mast ship that was featured in several films including "pirates of the caribbean". a precarious situation in

new york city right now. the strong winds tipped over a construction crane and now it's dangling off an apartment building that's under construction. the crane is attached to a building on west 57th street, located in midtown manhattan, just two blocks from central park. officials say it is too dangerous to remove the crane at this time. no injuries are reported but the streets below have been cleared as a precaution and some buildings have been evacuated. crews creeps a very close eye on this situation. one strong gust of wind and this crane could come toppling down. people are being warned to stay out of that area. >> thanks, janelle. military flights out of moffett field are on their way to the east coast to help with the massive storm. more than 100 air national guardsmen from the 129th rescue wing are going to help. they're using specialized helicopters to refuel in the air. >> in a disaster area, the fuel is normally contaminated by floodwaters. we can keep our helicopters refueled over the disaster scene rescuing people for as long as

they can fly. >> the 129th will be taking the lead in conducting whatever rescue operations are necessary, overseeing all other agencies. it's one of only three rescue outfits of its kind in the entire country. with a week, the election just a little over a week away, they can't shut down their campaigns. but president obama and mitt romney also can't ignore hurricane sandy. so today marked a brief suspension of the presidential campaign. mr. obama canceled campaigning in florida, wisconsin and flew back to washington to help coordinate the federal hurricane response. mitt romney canceled events in wisconsin and florida. neither campaign wants to appear insensitive with so many americans in harm's way. but the weather delay won't help romney. >> if it benefits anybody, it probably benefits the president because he gets to look presidential because he is the president. he's in charge of the government and in charge of that response. >> romney's campaign is thinking of sending him to new jersey

later this week where he could meet with storm victims a with governor chris christie, a romney ally. president obama may sit wisconsin tomorrow. of course, we invite you to stay with nbc bay area news for continuing coverage of the storm sandy. you can always go to nbcbayarea.com for the latest updates. still ahead here at 6:00, the new invention that could prevent some surprising injuries in hospitals. also -- >> i'm scott budman. a new smartphone and new smartphone apps. coming up, the windows version of the smartphone and how it plans to take on the iphone.

in health matters, smoke-free lives led to a dramatic decrease in heart attacks and death. researchers tracked a county in

minnesota after their indoor smoking bans went into effect. in five years, the rate of heart attack deaths dropped by 5%. during the same five-year period, the state increased tobacco taxes and anti-tobacco campaigns. uc san francisco center for tobacco control research and education says the next efforts should focus on banning smoking in apartment buildings, cars and outdoor locations. >> wonder why they didn't think of it earlier. this could protect babies from injury. 1.5 million americans, mostly infants and the elderly are injured when doctors and nurses rip off traditional tape from their paper-thin skin.k% the new tape allows e backing of the tape to peel away from the sticky stuff which could gently be rubbed off. we have two very big stories, one obviously on the east coast and then with our own weather here with this thing that's happening on wednesday. >> what would that be?

>> a giant storm. >> something giant. >> that, and whave the halloween forecast. the pressure is on to deliver a dry forecast. there's good news for that. we'll have a look at that when we come back. coming up in sports, it's a divisional showdown in arizona as the 49ers visit the cardinals for some monday night football. plus, the giants are no stranger to comeback during the world series run. now they come back to california as world series champions. that and more next from the xfinity sports desk.

a big shake-up at apple. the head of mobile software is leaving the company in his dealings with the new mapping service. he joined the company back in 1997. apple also says its head of retail, john browert is leaving. > a rare t backwards for ape. tries move forward with a new ne of smartphones. reporter, scott an, was and tech among the first to try this west phone about to hit the market.

>> reporter: in an already crowded field, smartphone users couldn't wait to get their hands on the nexmol. >> the most personal smartphone operating system you can get. >> reporter: that's good news for microsoft, trying to gain ground against rival apple and its iphone. >> they have something that's completely different from the iphone. >> reporter: microsoft calls it windows phone 8. its newest operating system inside phones from companies like nokia and hpc, offering a new custom-made version of pandora as well as a cool feature for parents. >> we built this feature as a way to help parents and kids stay connected to each other. >> reporter: called kids corner, a way to make sure your kids can only get to what you want them to reach when they play with your smartphone. a good idea, according to celebrity mom jessica alba. >> my daughter, who is 4, when she was 2, she got on my phone and typed away and it showed up on my twitter feed.

>> i'm still wondering, does microsoft have the cool factor and the momentum to really make a dent in apple's overwhelming mine share in the smartphone space. >> reporter: a fair question, even microsoft acknowledged that it's behind apple, positioning itself as the unique smartphone. >> and i'll bet you're never going to mistake me and jessica. but perhaps as importantly, you're never going to mistake our phones for each other's either. >> reporter: and the question is what kind of apps can i get? microsoft is saying it promises these new phones will deliver and i quote, 46 of the top 50 apps. in san francisco, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> wow. >> new tablet out, too, the surface. let's check in with rob mayeda. you've been getting new information about that hurricane, sandy. >> yeah and watching some of the

reports coming in from the weather channel reporting three feet of standing water at the new york stock exchange. reports of three to four feet of flooding all throughout parts of manhattan. the winds at 80 miles per hour. it's been doing that for about 24 to 36 hours pushing the wall of water into the coast. sandy did something unusual, transitioned into a traditional hurricane or a warm core low, moving inland now, pulling in cooler air from the west. witching over to a supercharged nor'easter, switching from warm core low to cold core low. but no drop in wind speeds. you never see something like this, maybe with the perfect storm. happening right over land near long island. the storm surge highest there from delaware up the jersey coast up towards new york, this is where the winds around this area of low pressure are rotating in counterclockwise. no coincidence we're seeing storm surge flooding exceeding six feet and higher, at least for the next three to four hours before that water level slowly starts to come down early tomorrow morning. around the bay area f you're

watching from the dry valley, still pretty warm out there. 74 in livermore even though the sea breeze is starting to pick up. a stronger onshore push of marine air leading to cooling tomorrow. but the bigger changes is sitting up towards oregon and the northern california coast. but the pattern shift taking place late wednesday is going to bring down a weather system that will toss rain as far routt as the north coast by wednesday afternoon. but better timing in the forecast, taking you to tomorrow morning, you have the low clouds, patchy, dense fog may slow your morning commute. but by the afternoon, hazy sunshine. high clouds heading in towards the evening. now wednesday, take a look at the forecast here. parade starts at 11:00. through 1:00, as things continue to go on, san francisco looks fine. for halloween, you can see the rain trying to drop out of the north bay into the evening. if you go trick-or-treating in the south bay, you should be fine. but northward, we could see rain

by 9:00. and later on during the night, the cold front will sweep through and some rain thursday morning. championship parade, just partly cloudy skies throughout the early afternoon. by the evening, we'll see raindrops flying around the golden gate probably after 9:00 on wednesday night. 40s and 50s outside tonight. temperatures tomorrow in the low 70s around san jose. still pretty mild across the south bay up towards the tri-valley. near 80 in pleasanton. upper 70s closer to livermore. a few more clouds coming in for tomorrow afternoon. and then the rain mainly after sunset for the north bay moving into the rest of the bay area, heading into thursday morning. then that is the one system we have to watch because once we get out of that, we're going to get some clearing skies and warming temperatures for the weekend. so if you liked this past weekend, next weekend is shaping up the same way. but i'm happy to report that the system looks like it's going to hold off for the parade and most

of the trick-or-treat plans around the bay. let's bring in henry wofford and sports. where do you think he's going to be for the parade? >> yeah, henry. where are you going to be? >> reporter: i'm going to be in the crowd. i'll use it as a day to hang out with people, have a good time. >> like an ambassador? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. that's my title, the ambassador of the parade, coming up on wednesday. more on that in a moment. the world series trophy weighs 30 pounds and is made of sterling silver. if you do the math, it's worth at least $15,206. but for the giants and their fans, the trophy is priceless. 2012 champs, wouldn't trade it in for anything. and as we showed you earlier in the show, the 2012 world series champions have returned to the bay. and you know they're looking forward to that huge parade to show their appreciation for their fans. the last 24 hours, if not more, has been a complete whirlwind for the giants. but needless to say, they're enjoying every second.

>> still running on adrenaline. these times are so special. you try to catch up eventually. but right now, the boys are still probably a little numb by what happened. we had a long night last night, we were celebrating, had a great time. i think they got some needed rest on the plane. we'll rest up a couple of days here and enjoy wednesday's parade. these guys really were so unselfish and wanted to win for each other. they cared about each other and played as 25 guys. it's amazing when you get a group that plays like that. >> they do it right here in san francisco. the fans are so much fun. they bring so much enthusiasm to every game. thank you, guys, we're very grate l. that's what this is for. for you guys to enjoy. we're happy to be a part of it. >> also this wednesday, might want to grab a copy of "sports illustrated."

the g-men will be on the cover. it's homage to the call of bobby thompson's shot heard around the world. over to football, let's tackle the top football story of the night. the 49ers and cardinals are colliding under the monday night lights in arizona. these are the top two teams in the nfc west. right now, the 49ers are taking care of business leading 17-0. alex smith has hit michael crabtree for two touchdowns. the niners are 5-2. if they lose this game, and it doesn't appear they're going to, it would be a tie for first place. we'll have complete highlights continue t tonight coming up at 11:00. next up, a date with the tampa bay bucs. mcfadden ran for 114 yards sunday.

dennis allen wants to stick with what's working. >> when the score dictates we can stay with the run and be consistent with the run and keep pounding and pounding, we believe that eventually those runs that are one and two yards in the first half, they become ten, 12, 20, 30-yard runs in the second half. at the end of the day, when we needed to run it and we needed to close out a football game and win a football game, we were able to do it. and at the end of the day, the only stat that we're real concerned with is winning and losing. we're going to be talking a lot of nba. how about the warriors? they don't care about eating candy on halloween but they hope to hear sweet news regarding one of their best players. andrew bogut fully participated in monday's practice for the first time but there's no word on whether he'll play in the season opener halloween night against the phoenix suns. team doctors say bogut's

fractured ankle is progressing well. but the team does not want to put a timetable on his return. bogut missed the entire preseason. he was part of that trade for monta ellis last season but the injury kept him off the court. and the a's' gm made a couple of big decisions today. the team exercised its club option on grant balfour. also the a's declined the $10 million option on shortstop stephen drew. good to see the green and gold celebrating. but we're ready to celebrate with that orange and black this wednesday. 11:00 a.m. coverage on nbc bay area and comcast sportsnet bay area starts at 10r :30, what ar you guys going to be doing? >> we'll be doing a lot of

talking from that time. >> make sure you give jessica some time to talk, raj. >> she gets all the time. >> thank you, henry. >> for a full half-hour of local sports coverage, watch sportsnet central tonight on comcast sportsnet. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits.

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